44a(Innovation1)

The issue

Intelligent machines have the potential to make our workplaces safer and more efficient.
However, many workers are worried about being replaced by machines, and many customers say that they prefer dealing with real people.

Intelligent machines that can make decisions without human input are being used in more and more industries these days.
At a conference on robotics in the workplace, Ryan, Professor of Robotics at Stanford University, said　"Machines make things more efficient. They don't need to sleep, so we can run them twenty-four hours a day, and they make fewer mistakes than human".
Intelligent machines are also getting better at imitating qualities such as human warmth. Some can even work out how humans feels.
Professor Ryan believes that this will allow them to perform tasks such as interviews and negotiations in the near future.
What jobs do you think are in danger of being replaced by intelligent machines?

A: Mark, how do you think new advances in robotics will affect your work?
B: I think robots may replace a lot of the people we employ on the factory floor in the near future. Robots can work in dangerous environments and thy make fewer mistakes.
A: Aaron, do you think intelligent machines are going to have a big effect where you work?
C: Definitely. Because computers are hooked up to the Internet and can access millions of files instantly, it'll be easier for them to assess the patient's condition and make decision on treatment. I think computers might supersede doctors in the next fifty years.
A: Jenny, what kind of impact will new technology have in your field?
D: Hmm. I think intelligent machines will perform sales presentation in the future. They can interact more efficiently with presentation tools and can access data quickly to answer audience questions.

I think robots might perform employee evaluation soon. However it could be just support or aid.
I think machines will conduct referees in sports games in the future as the support staff. However I think human misjudgement makes the game more interesting.
I guess kitchen workers in restaurants may be replaced by robots in the next dacade. Because machines are good at repetitive work.
I don't think computers will conduct staff training perfectly. Because training by human is more effective for human brains.

※実現度高<--- will/may/might/won't --->実現度低

A. Computers will replace accountants in the next ten years. -> They're faster at doing calculations and make fewer mistakes.
B. Robots may perform tasks such as garbage collection in the future. -> We'll see more and more in the cleaning industry.
C. Machines might conduct business negotiations in the near future. -> They're already learning how to understand what people are thinking.